BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dynamo Software, Inc., a market-leading provider of end-to-end cloud software solutions for the alternative investment management industry, today announced that Gerald Lilly has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
As CTO, Lilly will be a member of Dynamo’s executive team and will be based in the US at the company’s corporate headquarters in Watertown, Massachusetts. In this role, Lilly will lead the development of differentiated FinTech and innovation related to Dynamo’s cloud-based software platform, as well as the company’s offerings for the global alternative investment ecosystem.
“The foundation of Dynamo’s success has been built on delivering market-leading product features for alternative investments through our excellence in development and engineering,” said Dynamo CEO Hank Boughner. “As we continue to expand our global customer footprint, we recognize the need for deeper expertise in building scalable, high-performance products. We warmly welcome Gerald to Team Dynamo. We will confidently rely on his strategic leadership and vision to elevate our R&D, infrastructure and product innovation initiatives further, along with our highly rated worldwide delivery to Dynamo’s customers.”
“While recruiting for this senior leadership role, we were looking for a change agent who could help us scale Dynamo’s technical operations and also accelerate our innovation and differentiation in the alternative investment industry,” explained Krassen Draganov, Dynamo’s Founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO). “Gerald more than meets these criteria and we are all delighted that he is part of the next chapter at Dynamo.”
Prior to joining Dynamo, Lilly served as CTO at Charles River Development (CRD), a premier provider of an enterprise-level investment management platform. Since joining CRD in 2004 as a Principal Software Engineer, he helped drive the commercial success of the platform, including working side-by-side with the CRD founder and senior management as they scaled the business over the past decades. Lilly was a core member of the senior team that drove Charles River’s market success with institutional clients, culminating in CRD’s acquisition of State Street in 2018 for $2.6 billion. During his 18 years with CRD, Lilly led teams and led initiatives in all areas of software development. Prior to CRD, he served in design and development roles at OneSource and Microsoft.
“Dynamo is on an aggressive growth trajectory and I continue to be impressed by the performance and disruption the platform has made in the alternative asset FinTech space,” said Gerald Lilly. “It is clear that the company has strong business and technical expertise, driven by teams that deliver rapid growth combined with global customer success. I look forward to having an impact on advancing Dynamo’s innovation and technical gains by joining this world-class team.”
About Dynamo Software, Inc.
Dynamo Software’s mission is to be the leading global, end-to-end cloud software platform for the alternative ecosystem, serving the information sharing and analytical data needs of our constituents. Since 1998, the company has provided industry-specific, highly configurable cloud investment management, reporting and data management software solutions to the global alternative investment industry. Dynamo’s cloud-based solutions serve the private investment landscape, including private equity and venture capital funds, real estate investment companies, infrastructure, hedge funds, endowments, pensions, foundations, prime brokers, fund of funds, family offices and fund administrators. The Dynamo™ platform has improved productivity across the options ecosystem, including CRM, fundraising, deal management, research management, investor services, portfolio management and compliance teams worldwide. Dynamo has a global footprint with operations across North America, EMEA and APAC.
For more information, please visit www.DynamoSoftware.com.
